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Louisiana floods highlight the protection gap

1 September 2016

Louisiana floods highlight the protection gap Tom Herbstein, Senior Programme Manager, ClimateWise, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership 2 September 2016 The current Louisiana floods, with over 40,000 homes damaged, have been described by the Red Cross as the worst US disaster since...

Making business sense of natural capital

10 August 2016

Making business sense of natural capital Dr Gemma Cranston, Senior Programme Manager, Natural Capital Leaders Platform 10 August 2016 There is a lot of chatter in certain business, conservation bodies and policy-making circles about the business case for investment in natural capital, but also a...

Quo vadis, impact?

3 June 2016

Quo vadis, impact? Manuel Lewin, Head of Responsible Investment at Zurich Insurance Company Ltd, a member of the Investment Leaders Group, explains why he thinks it's worth measuring impact for everything. 7 June 2016 500,000 tons of CO 2 , or the equivalent of 1.2 billion miles (50,000 around-the-...

Biodiversity, a business priority?

19 May 2016

Biodiversity, a business priority? Ahead of the International Day for Biological Diversity this weekend, Dr Gemma Cranston, Senior Programme Manager, Natural Capital Leaders Platform, suggests biodiversity is critical for business 20 May 2016 Biodiversity is not necessarily the first thing you...

What would a bright future for the steel industry look like?

8 April 2016

What would a bright future for the steel industry look like? By Eliot Whittington, Deputy Director, Policy 8 April 2016 In Port Talbot thousands of people are waiting to see if a buyer can be found for the steel works, a story that is reflected at other sites across the UK. Whatever the resolution...

China prominent in global gear shift on how ‘environmental risk’ is incorporated into financing decisions

22 March 2016

China prominent in global gear shift on how ‘environmental risk’ is incorporated into financing decisions Andrew Voysey our Director, Finance Sector asks: as the world’s largest bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, publishes the results of what it calls an ‘environmental stress test’ of...

From commitments to action: Preparing the dairy industry for its role stewarding natural capital

22 January 2016

From commitments to action: Preparing the dairy industry for its role stewarding natural capital Sustainable dairy production is vital to the future of the UK dairy industry. Andy Richardson, Head of Corporate Affairs at Volac, and Martin Roberts, Director, Natural Capital at the Cambridge...

How Davos power brokers can start tackling major environmental risks

20 January 2016

How Davos power brokers can start tackling major environmental risks In a message to world leaders gathered in Davos, Bhaskar Vira, Gemma Cranston and Jonathan Green argue that businesses should anticipate risks related to water scarcity, energy and food security, and climate change, instead of...

Climate change sentiment – a risk to investment portfolios in the short term

19 January 2016

Climate change sentiment – a risk to investment portfolios in the short term In an article for Business Green, Dr Jake Reynolds, Director of Sustainable Economy at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, explores the case for stress-testing investments against shifting climate change...

Lessons from Storm Desmond: How the natural environment can help mitigate flooding risks

22 December 2015

Lessons from Storm Desmond: How the natural environment can help mitigate flooding risks Hannah Tranter, Project Manager, Natural Capital Leaders Platform 22 December 2015 As Storm Desmond swept through the United Kingdom earlier this month, wreaking havoc in a number of vulnerable, and some...

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